Penn State blew a twenty-three-point lead, then held on to beat Chattanooga, 97-93, Thursday night.
The Nittany Lions led fifty-four to thirty-one at the half. But the Mocs came back, outscoring Penn State sixty-two to forty-three in the second half, and shot better than fifty-one percent for the game with eleven three-pointers.
Chattanooga’s Kobe McDowell-White scored twenty-eight, hitting seven of eight from three, and added eight assists. Matt Hampton had twenty-five.
What saved Penn State was the free throw line: forty-three makes on forty-nine tries, against just fourteen of twenty-three for Chattanooga. Four Mocs fouled out.
Josh Reed led Penn State with twenty-five points, going fifteen for sixteen at the line, and had five steals. Ivan Jurić posted a double-double, fifteen points and ten rebounds. Francois Wibaut scored fourteen, Dasonte Bowen had thirteen points and seven rebounds, and Roko Prkačin added thirteen with four assists.
The Lions, now two-and-oh, play Sunday at Pitt, with tip-off at eight p.m. Eastern.
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